Philanthropy’s Support to the Ferguson Uprisings and Related Organizing Randall Smith
2017-02-19T12:07:27+00:00

Philanthropy’s Response to Ferguson and Related Movements

The events in Ferguson, Missouri, Staten Island, New York, Cleveland and Beavercreek, Ohio, along with the responses from people around the country, have compelled members of the philanthropic community to take action.

The Neighborhood Funders Group, in partnership with NFG’s members, sister affinity groups, and partners in the field, has collected information via an online survey about how philanthropic institutions are responding to this movement.

These are some of the aggregate survey responses collected before July 6th, 2015. If you would like to get involved with NFG’s ongoing conversations about these issues, email us at fundersforjustice@nfg.org or give us a call at (510) 444-6063.

19 people from 19 institutions completed the survey.

Eight

institutions report that their giving has changed as a result of Ferguson.

Institutions that reported that their grant making had not changed also noted that their foundation was already supporting police accountability organizing.

Together, they have given

0 grants

totalling over

0 million dollars.

Seven

institutions anticipate making additional grants of at least

0 million dollars.

Sixteen

institutions report they have participated in gatherings and meetings.

This site is a virtual organizing platform for funders, donor networks, and affinity groups to connect with each other and with the movement for racial justice and police accountability across the country. The project is intended to help enable philanthropy’s role in partnering with our communities to create and live in vibrant, healthy, prosperous, democratic communities.